Court Wraps Up Health Care Arguments

On the third day of oral arguments on legal challenges to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the justices first tackled the question of what would happen if they ruled that the heart of the law, the individual mandate, is unconstitutional. A second session this afternoon looked at whether states would be "coerced" by the federal government to expand their share of Medicaid costs or risk losing federal funding. Wednesday's session also gave Solicitor General Donald Verrilli a chance to regain the rhetorical offensive many said he lost on Tuesday. The questioning of his performance was so widespread that the White House issued a statement today defending him. Read more from the day at WCYB.com and get access to transcripts and legal analysis on SCOTUSblog